Tombstone epitaph., 1887-12-10

prisoners, but when the visitors arrived, which was at about the same hour as be- fore, the victim selected was sailor called Sam. His other name was on the briggs articles, of course,. but had not learned it. He was an old sailor, blind of one eye, and when he had been brought out he probably suspected for the first time what was to follow. Wrenching himself from his guards, he seized war club and laid about him with such fury as to hold the crowd at bay for four or five minutes. He had no show, however, and was soon knocked down and dragged off. When the men returned after the feast heard them discussing the meat. It was not so good as in the previous case, and they laid 1t to the fact that Sam had heated his blood. It was suggested that the next victim be made drunk before he was taken out, and it was that suggestion that saved my life.
 That evening my companion and were inspected by the chief and his two doc tors. They came to our hut and ordered us to strip. Our lean flesh disgusted them, and when they saw the sores they were furious for time. The doctors were ordered to put us on O diet and give us something to purify our blood, and as they went away the chief, who seemed to have personal spite against me, gave lne . slap in the face and exclaimed:
 "Ah, you lean, long waisted devil; I'll roast yon for my dogs if you don't fat- ten upf,
 The visitors were to come again on the third day. but on the second gale set in, and continued to blow and kick up such heavy sea that they could not cross until the sixth day. During this interval the two of us turned over many plans of es- cape, but the guards never gave us the least opportunity to carry any O. them out. Our hut was stOutly built, the peO- pie around us were as keen as foxes, and no outlook could be more gloomy. We refused to eat or to imbibe the blood med icine left with us, and the sores were by this time in very bad state. It would be long time before the natives found us choice morsels; but what feared was that they would become impatient and knock us on the head. It was plain that the chief had taken 8 dislike to me, and felt su.e he would not allow me to live an- other week.
 On the sixth day, as have said, the people from. Little Cannibal came over again, and everything was ready to feast on the third sailors body. He was powerful young fellow named Kilder. He must have realized the fate in store for him, and the liquor which they piled him with made him desperately furious in- stead of quietly drunk. When they led him out he broke away, backed into space between two huts and there, armed with lance he had wrested from one of the men, he held them at bay. There was immediate and great excitement. There were two guards at our door. One ran away at once. After @ moment the other called to boy of IA, and left him in his place. The boy was excited and anxious, and gave us no attention. AS soon as saw this went to the far cor ner of the hut and kicked out enough of the poles to permit me to crawl through. My companion stood at the door to watch the boy, and when was ready called 10 him. He was crossing the hut when slipped out into the grass and bushes and started of. The sailor who was fighting for his life must have given them ter rible battle, for he held them fully ten minutes and drew the whole population around him. No one saw me as glided away, and had made a run of quarter of mile before found that was alone. Isupposed the sailor was close at my heels, but it seemed that he had taken a different direction. No hunt was made for us until after the feast. I crossed the island, found another fresh water creek, saw two or three sail in the distance, and then looked about for a hiding place. went to the top of . very thick tree, and for the next three days and nights did not set foot on the earth. A vigorous and per sistent search was kept up by the natives for that time, and then they seemed to argue that had flung myself into the sea.
 For five days lived on the wild oranges and berries growing in profusion around
 me, and then a small boat from wrecker came into the creek for a cask of water, and was taken of. Unfortunately for
 me the schooner got hold of wreck next
 day to the east of us, and this upset the
 captains plan to put noe aboard the first
 vessel bound for Honolulu. He needed
 my muscle aboard the craft, and it was
 exactly two months from the day of my
 capture that landed at the capital of the
 Sandwic islands. The brig had come in
 and reported the yawl and her crew lost.
 Iwent to the American consulate, but the
 consul himself was of on junket. and
 his subordinate took no interest in the
 case. 1 went to the British consul, but as
 l could not assure him that any of the
 sailors were British subjects he would
 make no move. went to the captain of
 an American man of war lying in the har-
 bor, and he heard about half my story and
 brusquely dismissed me.-New York Sun.